Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
SW
3
0.1
NE
15
0.5
S
3
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
S
3
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
5
8
6
7
5
7
10
7
6
5
7
7
7
14
62
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM2.08m
11:04AM2.18m
11:20PM2.03m
11:57AM2.14m
00:15AM1.95m
12:54PM2.08m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.02m
5:20PM0.20m
5:38AM0.07m
6:15PM0.25m
6:33AM0.15m
7:14PM0.31m
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Temp °C
14
13
12
16
18
18
16
14
14
13
13
14
16
17
17
13
13
12
12
15
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
11
8
8
10
12
11
11
9
9
7
9
9
12
12
13
10
11
10
10
12
12
13
12
13
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